D﻿r. Troy D. Hammond is the 10th president of North Central College. He holds a Ph.D. in experimental atomic physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bachelor of Science degrees from Milligan College and Geor﻿gia Tech. Prior to joining North Central College, Hammond was President of the Energy Services Business at BlueStar Energy in Chicago. He also was an executive with Plextronics, Inc., a small technology company in Pittsburgh, and helped build it into a global leader in printed electronics. Previously, as an associate principal with management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, he worked in the company’s Pittsburgh and Auckland, New Zealand, offices, serving senior executives in a wide range of industries across the globe. Hammond holds 47 worldwide patents and patent applications representing 11 unique inventions and has published extensively about physics, nanotechnology, polymer electronics, solar power and other energy technologies. His credentials include teaching as an adjunct professor of business at Milligan College. Hammond lives in Naperville with his wife, Sharlene, and their four children—Adonay, Dillon, Karina and Gabrielle—all students in Naperville Community Unit School District 203.